This was a much needed shock to my system. I was on pace for a sub 20 (perhaps sub 19) finish, until I finished the last set of KTE. After that, it was me v. Mr. Pukie. Won the battle, but the fight slowed my time. This was a better core killer than I had expected.

Jason, unfortunately, my gym is on the second floor of my garage. So bumpers wouldn't allow me to drop the weight. Just gotta be careful, I guess. Ya, my plan is to add some light O-lifting work to the w/u or c/d. More as a means of practicing technique than specifically working on increasing loads.

Last time I could only do one round with 185# (completed the remaining rounds at 155#). So being able to do this as Rx'd was enough of an accomplishment for me today. Took forever, but happy to have survived it. C/D BP was done after a significant post-WOD rest.

Today ends my 3 month attempt at trying to gain 10# of body weight. The scale read 174 today. So 6 short. I think I was sucessful in moving my set-point off 170. Probable sits at 172. Hitting 180 will either take a lot longer or require me to eat lots of junk.

Milt, never heard of Rickard's Dark. I'll look for it and give it a try. Jason, throwing weight around looks like so much fun! lol One of these days I may invest in some bumpers and just drag them out to the driveway in the summer.

Gaining weight.....the bain of my existence. I just have a tout time shovelling the food in. I too will be 180, maybe even 185. Still not sure about walking around with 185 lbs over my head. I think I would have cranked myself in the head really good somewhere in there.

Great job ! And I too recommend the Rickards, good stuff. I should get sue and have a couple. Dark beer in the winter time is best !

Off PR by :06; same total. Tonight was all about getting better at the snatch. Took my time and focused on form. As l did last time, kept the weight at 135 so there was no doubt I'd hit each attempt. No problem with the DUs. Muscles still smoldering a bit from Tuesday's WOD.

Thanks, Jason. I was playing around with weight gain (actually more about increasing food intake - really couldn't care less about how much I weigh) to see how it would impact performance. I'm at the point where I have to force food down with every meal. Never hungry. Not sure it's doing me much good.

Came into the gym feeling a little tired. Couldn't get the 185 SP above my nose during the warm-up. Enjoyed the MetCon, but I had a slow start. Should have gotten my heart rate up a bit before jumping into it.

Thanks, Jason. Felt pretty good about the results of yesterday's WOD. And, so far, no abdominal DOMS!